The method to soak the bulgur in the lemon juice and tomatoes is very inaccurate. My first time try was a fail. 'MY' bulgur needed to soak in water on its own for well over an hour. I had folks over, so this was a first time crunchy experience. Later corrected once I realized all bulgur is not created equal. Great recipe but needs more side notes on preparation for newbies. Thanks for sharing. Healthy and delicious on my home made falafel sandwiches. Bob's Red Mill is the brand of the bulgur I was/am using.

5Kylie225 added this comment at
04:48pm Sun 9th March, 2014

I didn't add any oil or onion as I didn't have them on hand. End product turned out really tasty anyway. Love love love this dish!
Even better the next day where I have added poached chicken breast, some shredded cheese and sweet chilli sauce to make a delish sandwich filling.

5chloecarr added this comment at
09:03am Sat 30th November, 2013

Why is everyone down on mint? I love mint so much, if I could marry it I would. Good thing my husband doesnt use this site. My dying meal wish: tomato, feta and mint on toast with S and P .... yeah baby!

4nicola_1312 added this comment at
04:13pm Wed 22nd May, 2013

nice and refreshing

4.5Kej_83 added this comment at
08:46am Mon 10th December, 2012

This was a hit in our home! Fresh, easy and yummy!!! Does require quite a bit of seasoning and the cracked wheat took loser to 2 hours to soften up. Will defiantly make this again.

5Apple606 added this comment at
05:40pm Wed 17th October, 2012

This is an amazing salad!! I either wrap it in lettuce leaves or put it in a wrap with some hummus tahini and kafta kebab so tasty!! And very easy LOve it!!!

5Apple606 added this comment at
05:39pm Wed 17th October, 2012

This is an amazing salad!! I either wrap it in lettuce leaves or put it in a wrap with some hummus tahini and kafta kebab so tasty!! And very easy LOve it!!!

5LennyLegend added this comment at
08:06pm Sat 1st September, 2012

This is a great summer salad. Every time I make it someone asks for the recipe. I recently substituted cracked wheat with quinoa for a gluten free tabouli. It worked very well.

5Amy_O added this comment at
07:44am Thu 14th July, 2011

Loved it! Simple and delicious, served it with lamb cutlets with a bit of vegetta as seasoning, cooked on the grill.

5jokerr added this comment at
06:51am Thu 31st March, 2011

My family loved this recipe and I will certainly make it again. I added a de-seeded cucmber and omitted the onion. I took the leftovers for lunch the next day and it was still just as good.

4Malak added this comment at
06:54pm Wed 30th March, 2011

Am jordanian :-) i know lebanees food , the recipe is right but the mint is too much , dont add a whole bunch just a little bit , you can even skip the mint
Also some people add cucumber only one cucumber would be great with it
Also the traditional way of eating Tabouli is to serve it with small leaves of lettuce, fill the lettuce with tabouli then eat it ;-) REALLY tasty
enjoy

Just_Julie replied at
10:11pm Wed 30th March, 2011

Thank you for your comment and I think you have agreed with me that not too much mint or none at all and add the cucumber. I have been making this recipe now just about every week and adding the chick peas as the family like them. A great recipe that you can change for your own family's tast buds. Do you have other lebanese recipes that you can share with us? Thanks

5Just_Julie added this comment at
06:27pm Sat 19th March, 2011

Just to let everyone know... I have now tried this with a can of chick peas, rinsed. It was also great. Added a little variety to this lovely recipe. Have been using finely diced red onion instead of the green onion. Also I have not been adding the oil to make it even healthier, as I'm on a low gi diet at this time. We have been having this salad at least four times a week. All of our family is hooked!!! My husband has been enjoying it and I think he is now losing weight too! Thank you for a great recipe.

5Just_Julie added this comment at
08:47am Mon 14th March, 2011

I added salt while the burghl and tomatoes were sitting in freshly squeezed lemon juice for the 30 minutes. I also added seeded thinly diced Lebanese cucumber and red onion. As my husband is not a big fan of mint I did not use the full quantity, .but the flavour came out perfect for our family's taste buds. I am also thinking of adding chick peas next time for a different approach All in all, this was really good.

Malak replied at
06:58pm Wed 30th March, 2011

your good in Lebanees foor by nature :-) i just recommended to skip mint and add cucumber :-) also there is a way to make the Burghul become soft very fast , instead of mixing it with the lemon and tomato simply put it aside and add hot water ( it wont take mroet han 10 minutes to become soft ) then add it to the mixture

4lynnh added this comment at
01:54pm Mon 17th January, 2011

I made this recipe using Quinoa seeds for a gluten free option.

5rachndale2000 added this comment at
11:09pm Tue 12th October, 2010

We absolutely love this recipe, although yes, it does need salt. It is hard to believe that this is good for you when it tastes so good. I have made tabouli before, but only recently tried the tomato seeds in the burghal - what a fantastic idea!